Signaling device.



C. G. WEBER.-

SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.3. I9l5.

- Patented July 24, 1917.

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C. G. WEBER.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-3. 1915.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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CHARLES Gr. WEBER, 70F STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

Application filed April 3, 1915.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLns G. WEBER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in and relating to signaling devices and more particularly signaling devices for automobile head or tail-lights, or both, railroad block signaling apparatuses, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character which will be easily and surely operated, and which will be unmistakable as a warning signal. Another object is to provide such a device which is simple and inexpensive in construction, and which may be readily attached to an automobile, block signal or the like, possessing at the same time an ornamental appearance.

With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises the novel features, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved device;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the operating parts; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of another of the operating parts.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, a lamphousing 10 is secured to the wall 11 by means of a bracket 12, and is provided with a reflector 13. A bracket 14 is also provided on the wall 11, and is provided with a recess 15 into which a supporting member 16 is secured by means of the screw 17 The said supporting member is bent upwardly at its outer end and supports at one side of the said reflector 13 a sleeve 18 having a curved slot 19 therein extending lengthwise of the said sleeve and curved from one side of the sleeve to the top thereof. Slidably mounted on the said sleeve is a collar 20 having a pin 21 on its inner surface engaging the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2d, 1917.. Serial No. 19,033.

her 11 and a bearing member 29 provided 011 the said reflector. For rotating the said shaft any suitable mechanism may be provided, but for convenience of illustration, I have shown a universal joint connection.

It will be seen that by rotation of the pinion 26, the said rack will be moved longitudinally of the sleeve, and the collar 20 will be moved by means of the slot 19, from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown partially in dotted lines. An indicator 30 is secured to a flat portion 31 provided on the collar 20 by means of screws, and is moved thereby from the indicating position shown in full lines at one position of movement to the non-indicating position shown partially in dotted lines.

The said indicator is preferably arrowshaped, as shown, and it will be seen that in moving from non-indicating to indicating position, the same is projected forwardly and may be returned by one movement, thereby more effectively calling attention to the signal.

The signal is also visible in the daytime, as the arrow is preferably bright red, so that when the arrow is before the lamp, the arrow is plainly visible, on the white or transparent background of the lamp.

I have illustrated preferred and satisfactory forms of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A signaling device, comprising a lamp, a relatively wide flat indicating member in front of the lamp, partially obstructing said lamp in indicating position, and substantially permitting free vision of said lamp in a non-indicating position at right angles to said lamp, a shaft provided with guiding means therein, extending longitudinally and partially around the said shaft, means carried by said indicating member surrounding the said shaft and provided with means engaging the said guiding means of the shaft, and means engaging the said surrounding means adapted to move the same and the said indicating member longitudinally along the said shaft, the said guiding means turning the same from nonindicating to indi cating position.

' A signaling device, comprising a lamp, a flat indicating member in front of said lamp, a shaft provided With a slot therein extending longitudinally of the said shaft, and turningin an angle of 90, means carried by said indicating member surrounding the-said shaft, and provided with a projectien engaging the-said slot of th'esha'ft, and means engaging the said slirro'nnding means adapted to move the same and the said indimember longitudinally along the said shaft, the said guiding means turning the indicating member i -em non-indib'ating to indicatingpo'sition-in front of the lamp '31, signaling device, comprising an indicatlng member, a shaft provided With guiding means therein extendin longitudisally mpartially around said shaft, 'means lgl'ildby said indicating memb r engaging the saidgiiiding means and provided With an anniilar re'e'es's, a rack provided with copies 6r this patent ma be 'ebtaine'd for means engaging the said recess, and means adapted to moye thesaid rack longitudinally 01'? the said shaft," to move the said indicating member from non-indicating to indicating position. i

7 4;. The combination with a lamp-,of a signaling device comprising an indicating member in front of said lamp, a shaft at one side of said lamp provided with guiding means extending l ngitudinally and partiall'y around said shaft, means carried by said indicating memb r engagingthe said gi iding' means, and means adaptedtemo e the said last named means lehgitntlinally of the shaft Within the saidgnitling theme, to move the said indieatihgmember from n n indicating or horizontal position llo liijdh eating or vertical position in front of said In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

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H. Hose, Jos BISBAND.

ave cents each, by addressing, the Go'nimissione'r of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

